Look, there are times when the assembled curmudgeons seem to be
playing up to their obligations to be grumpy rather than voicing
genuine disdain for all those many irksome things about Christmas.

Author Will Self, in particular, seems to relish his
dissertations as opportunities to show off what a terrific
wordsmith he is.

And he is. His descriptions of bored, overfed, farting relatives
keeling over onto the floor like beached whales is funny indeed, as
are most of the diatribes delivered here.

For however manufactured their salty on-camera personas are, the
lads do repeatedly hit many highly irritating nails on the
head.

In an hour-long Grumpy special you are bound to enjoy,
our boys dish out on email cards, carolers, the Queen's Christmas
message, school nativity plays, Christmas lights, Christmas albums,
Christmas trees, the office Christmas party, Cliff Richard, sprouts
and the tastelessness of turkey.

The killer moment, though, comes in the form of a fabulous
montage as they read out those painful jokes you get inside
Christmas crackers. Just the thing to get you in the Christmas
spirit.

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